Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Lori Grunin

Reviewed on: 24 April 2008

Tags: Sony, Sony Alpha DSLR-A350, CCD, presets, connector

We like:

Sensor-shift image stabilisation; useful live view implementation with flip-up LCD

We don't like:

Kit lens could be better; mixed performance; small viewfinder; interface annoyances

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Sony offers the A350 in three packages: body only, a kit with the 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 lens, which we tested, and a dual-lens kit that adds the 55-200mm f4-5.6 model. Those two lenses, plus the 75-300mm, currently comprise Sony's complete entry-level lens lineup. For other inexpensive alternatives you'll have to turn to compatible A-mount Konica Minolta, Sigma, or Tamron offerings

CNET UK judgement:

Unless you're prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of money on a really good lens, the resolution bump offered by the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 isn't worth the price

Full review:

With its 14-megapixel CCD, flip-up LCD, sensor-shift image stabiliser and built-in wireless flash controller, the feature-packed Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 seems like a cornucopia of photographic goodness for the budget shopper. You wouldn't be far off the mark: the A350 is certainly likeable. Continue Reading...